Russia asserts full control over Ukraine’s Luhansk region for the first time since the invasion.
On Monday evening, Russia stated it had fully captured the Luhansk region of Ukraine, claiming this marked the first complete occupation since the invasion began three years ago. The assertion came from Leonid Pasechnik, the leader of Luhansk appointed by Moscow, though it remains unverified. This region, along with Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, was illegally […]